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This combination of file photos shows (L-R) US President Joe Biden in Washington on June 14, 2023, and Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson at the European Union headquarters in Brussels on March 20, 2023

Biden To Host Swedish PM For Talks On NATO, Ukraine

US President Joe Biden will host Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson next week to talk about transatlantic security cooperation and the war in Ukraine, the White House said Saturday.

EU's Support For Kyiv's Membership 'Unequivocal': Sanchez

Ukraine has made 'significant progress' towards its EU membership bid, Spain's Pedro Sanchez in Kyiv where he met President Volodymyr Zelensky

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Saturday that his visit to Kyiv on the first day of Spain's EU presidency showed the bloc's "unequivocal" commitment to Ukraine's bid to join the 27-nation bloc.

In AI Tussle, Twitter Restricts Number Of Posts Users Can Read

Some Twitter users quickly hit the new limit on the number of tweets they could read in a day

Elon Musk announced Saturday that Twitter would temporarily restrict how many tweets users could read per day, in a move meant to tamp down on the use of the site's data by artificial intelligence companies.

CIA Director William Burns says discontent in Russia over Moscow's war in Ukraine is a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" for his agency

Ukraine War 'Corrosive' For Putin, CIA 'Opportunity': Spy Chief

Russia's war in Ukraine has had a "corrosive" effect on Russian President Vladimir Putin, CIA Director William Burns said Saturday, with discontent over the conflict creating a "once-in-a generation opportunity" for the spy agency.

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Ukraine has meanwhile become increasingly adept at taking down Russian cruise missiles and drones after appealing to Western allies for greater air defence capabilities

Ukraine Says Russian Troops Advancing In 'Fierce Fighting'

Ukraine said on Sunday that Russian troops were advancing in four areas in the east of the country amid "fierce fighting" but reported its forces moving forward in the south.

AFP news Jul 03, 2023

Investors will closely following Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's trip to China this week, with ties between the two countries strained by a number of key issues

Asian Markets Follow Wall St Higher As US Inflation Eases

Data showing inflation easing further boosted Asian markets Monday, fuelled by hopes central banks could be nearing the end of their interest rate hiking cycle.

AFP news Jul 03, 2023

Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne, left, is attending a crisis meeting with President Emmanuel Macron

State Of Emergency Mulled By French Govt Over Protest Violence

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne said Friday that the government was considering "all options" to restore order, including declaring a state of emergency, after a third night of rioting over a police officer's killing of a youth.

AFP news Jun 30, 2023

At least 82 people died in the shipwreck off Greece, one of the deadliest migrant drownings in recent years

'No Future': Egyptians Risk Lives At Sea To Reach Europe

Hoping to escape a dire economy and bleak prospects, Egyptians are increasingly attempting the perilous sea crossing to Europe that this month claimed dozens of lives in a shipwreck off Greece.

AFP news Jun 30, 2023

Dozens of flights were cancelled at Geneva airport on Friday due a strike by staff

64 Flights Cancelled At Geneva Airport Over Strike

Some 64 flights were cancelled at Geneva's international airport on Friday, it said, after operations were halted for four hours because of a strike by workers at the start of the busy summer travel season.

AFP news Jun 30, 2023

COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber urged a greater focus on carbon capture technologies

COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber Visits UK During London Climate Action Week

"We need supportive policies to stimulate adoption of clean energies and incentivize decarbonization. We obviously need to apply the latest technologies rapidly and at scale," COP28 President-Designate, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber said.

Sana Khan Jun 30, 2023

Pakistan's economy is in the doldrums with a plunging rupee, soaring inflation and ballooning foreign debt

IMF And Pakistan Reach $3 Billion Stand-by Deal

Pakistan could get temporary relief for its ballooning foreign debt with a new stand-by arrangement worth $3 billion announced by the IMF in Washington on Thursday.

AFP news Jun 30, 2023

So so-called "white march" for Nahel was led by his mother Mounia

Mother Leads Rally In Memory Of French Teen Killed By Police

Thousands of people on Thursday took to the streets of a Paris suburb to remember a French teen killed by police during a traffic stop, with protesters led by his mother as anger showed no sign of abating.

AFP news Jun 30, 2023

Moscow has insisted that President Vladimir Putin has not been weakened by the Wagner armed rebellion

Kremlin Insists Putin Has 'Astounding' Support After Mutiny

The Kremlin said Thursday that footage, which could not be verified, apparently showing President Vladimir Putin greeting adoring supporters proved that he has "astounding" support after quelling an armed insurrection.

AFP news Jun 30, 2023

A local resident is pictured among debris of a restaurant destroyed by a Russian missile strike in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk

Survivors Voice 'Hatred' And 'Fear' After Ukraine Restaurant Strike

Mykyta lay in a hospital bed with cuts from shrapnel on his face and body after a Russian missile hit the restaurant where he was having dinner in Ukraine's eastern city of Kramatorsk.

AFP news Jun 30, 2023

Sixteen months into Russia's invasion, Ukraine claims some gains in its counteroffensive

Kyiv Claims Gains In Donbas, Moscow Says Killed Ukraine Generals

Kyiv said Thursday its forces were gaining ground in Donbas, as Moscow claimed it had killed two generals in a missile strike earlier this week -- the same day strikes on a restaurant in east Ukraine killed at least 12 people.

AFP news Jun 30, 2023

ChatGPT creator OpenAI will open its first office outside California in London

UK Govt Hails OpenAI For Choosing London Base

The UK government on Thursday hailed a decision by ChatGPT creator OpenAI to open its first office outside the United States in London.

AFP news Jun 30, 2023

After a peaceful start, some protesters clashed with police

Fury At The Police As March For French Teen Turns Violent

At a march for the French teen killed by police during a traffic stop earlier this week, protesters described simmering anger in the community over security forces that are widely perceived as aggressive and racist.

AFP news Jun 30, 2023

'Putin has lost the monopoly of force,' EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said

EU Fears 'Weaker Putin'

The European Union warned Thursday that Russia has become more dangerous after a brief mutiny by its Wagner mercenaries that the bloc said exposed President Vladimir Putin as weaker than previously thought.

AFP news Jun 30, 2023

People visit the graves of loved ones at a cemetery on the first day of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha in Syria's rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib on June 28, 2023

UN General Assembly Creates Body To Probe Fate Of Syria's Missing

The UN General Assembly on Thursday created an independent body to "clarify" the fate of thousands of people who remain missing in Syria since war broke out in 2011, overriding objections from Damascus. "This draft clearly reflects flagrant interference in our internal affairs and provides new evidence of the hostile approach being pursued by certain Western States against Syria," ambassador Bassam Sabbagh said, pointing in particular to the United States.

AFP news Jun 30, 2023

Fresh data showing that China's factory activity shrank again last month has fuelled talk of fresh stimulus for the economy

Markets Swing As US Data Is Tempered By Rate Hike Worries

Asian markets fluctuated Friday as more forecast-beating data reinforced the US economy's resilience despite surging interest rates but piled further pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep hiking to tame inflation.

AFP news Jun 30, 2023

The Koran burning came as the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca was ending

Muslim Nations Denounce Koran Burning In Sweden

Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern nations on Thursday condemned the burning of the Koran by an Iraqi living in Sweden, warning such acts "inflame" the feelings of Muslims around the world.

AFP news Jun 29, 2023

Beauvais is a favourite for low-cost airlines

Three French Airports Paralysed As Air Controllers Strike

France's civil air authority said Thursday it had ordered airlines to cancel flights to and from three airports because of a strike by air traffic controllers.

AFP news Jun 29, 2023

Egyptian human rights activist Hossam Bahgat says the entire population in Egypt lives a 'hostage situation' due to government repression

'Hostage Situation': Egypt's Decade-long Rights Crackdown

Ten years ago, Egypt's then-defence minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi rallied citizens by promising to move the country out of the "terrorist" shadow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

AFP news Jun 29, 2023

The work of Iraqi artist Shakir Hassan al-Said are extremely valuable like the painting 'Death to Colonialism' one of the rare pieces from the 1970s on public display

Iraq's Prized Modern Art Plagued By Forgery, Trafficking

Many masterpieces of Iraqi painting were looted or destroyed during the years of war, but now the country's artistic heritage faces another threat: rampant counterfeiting and illicit trafficking.

AFP news Jun 29, 2023

Saudi security forces patrol the area of the US consulate in Jeddah early on June 29, 2023 after a security guard and a gunman were both killed in an exchange of gunfire outside

Guard, Gunman Dead In Shooting At US Consulate In Saudi

Saudi authorities were investigating Thursday after an assailant and a security guard were killed in an exchange of gunfire outside the US consulate in Jeddah, the gateway city for the massive hajj pilgrimage taking place in Mecca.

AFP news Jun 29, 2023

The UAE funded a solar farm next to Vanuatu's parliament

Gulf Oil States On A Pacific Charm Offensive

Since 2015, the UAE says it has spent at least $50 million on infrastructure projects throughout the Pacific islands, typically focused on renewable energy. Emirati petrodollars have funded a wind farm in Samoa, water storage facilities in the Marshall Islands, and solar power projects in Kiribati, Tuvalu and Solomon Islands. One of the most conspicuous examples sits smack in the middle of Vanuatu's leafy capital Port Vila, where a UAE-funded solar farm keeps the lights on inside the country's parliament.

AFP news Jun 29, 2023

US President Joe Biden has an economic plan to sell Americans -- 'Bidenomics'

Biden Says 'Bidenomics' Will Restore The American Dream

President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to restore the American dream in a speech promoting his "Bidenomics" policy that he said will deliver a clean break with decades of Republican economic thinking benefiting the rich.

AFP news Jun 29, 2023

Sudanese Muslim worshippers who fled violence in Khartoum gather for Eid al-Adha prayers in Jazira region, south of the capital

Gunfire Shatters Eid Prayer For Peace By Fed-up Sudanese

Hundreds gathered in the Sudanese capital Khartoum Wednesday to pray for peace on the first day of the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday, but gunfire shattered the brief respite, residents said.

AFP news Jun 29, 2023

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has cautioned there is no new nuclear agreement in the offing with Iran despite quiet new diplomatic overtures, as he called on Tehran to avoid escalating tensions

Blinken Says No Nuclear Deal On Table With Iran

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that no new nuclear agreement was on the table with Iran, after quiet new diplomacy between the adversaries. President Joe Biden took office with hopes of returning to a 2015 nuclear accord with Iran scrapped by his predecessor Donald Trump. But EU-mediated talks collapsed and mass protests in Iran made Washington increasingly hesitant to strike a deal with the clerical state.

AFP news Jun 29, 2023

US President Joe Biden says 'pariah' Vladimir Putin is losing his war in Ukraine

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